Product: ABAQUS/Explicit
Benefits: History output of total force quantities can be requested to monitor bulk effects of contact between bodies.
Description: Whole surface contact force resultant output variables (previously available only for contact pairs) are now available for general contact history output. Variables for total contact force (CFN, CFS, CFT), total moment due to contact force (CMN, CMS, CMT), center of contact pressure (XN, XS, XT), and total area in contact (CAREA) are available.
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